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Stockwell: St Michael

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Sunday Services

9.45am Family Eucharist every First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Sundaywith activities for children/young people during term time 11.15am Sung Eucharist every Second, Third, Fourth, Last Sunday with activities for children and young people

Facilities: Disabled access, toilets, crèche, induction loop

Further details of all Sunday and weekday services and activities may be obtained from the parish contacts

Information

Tradition: Central

Introduction to parish

One of two churches in Stockwell Parish, St Michael's is a fun, vibrant, friendly church. The congregation is a mixture of long established members and new families. Ethnically we are mixed, with a good range of people from white, African and Afro-Caribbean backgrounds. Socio-economic backgrounds are very varied too. Most people in the congregation volunteer to do things either in the service or behind the scenes. The service is low to medium in style, with singing backed by an organ. The clergy robe, but the style is not too formal.

The lead charitable activity for the church is the Robes Project which helps homeless people. We partner with a number of other local churches to provide one night's accomodation a week for up to 20 homeless people in the church hall during winter months. Members of the congregation and other local people volunteer to cook for them and sleep over with them to ensure things run smoothly.

Details of church

Built: 1840 - 41 Architect: W Rogers Listing: grade 2

The church is constructed in the Gothic Style. The building was originally planned with the sanctuary beneath the spire and the main entrance was from Stockwell Park Crescent. The orientation was changed in 1880 when the altar was moved and the space under the tower became the main entrance and porch.

The walling is generally built of brick with buff coloured Suffolk bricks used on the west elevation and stock bricks on the side and rear elevations. The tower is constructed in stone and there are stone copings, cills, kneelers, string courses, finials, hood moulds and other details.

The accommodation comprises nave, aisles, a wide chancel and vestries at the east end on the south side. There are galleries above the aisles. Access to the galleries is via separate staircases with external entrances. The galleries are supported on slender iron columns and cranked iron beams.

At the west end there is a flower room, workshop, porches and lobbies. Above the main central entrance lobby is the tower and spire.